Aerial Photography and Image InterpretationJohn Wiley & Sons, 2003 M04 25 - 632 pages Includes new material on orthophotography, soft photogrammetry, and digital image capture and interpretation. * Introduces the latest non-photographic and space-based imaging platforms and sensors (Landsat, LIDAR, thermal, multispectral). * Provides new information on elementary sampling techniques and statistics. |
Contents
Geometry of a Vertical Aerial Photograph | 27 |
Principles of Stereoscopic Vision | 44 |
Scale of a Vertical Aerial Photograph | 68 |
Horizontal MeasurementsDistance Bearings | 86 |
Vertical Measurements | 105 |
Acquisition of Aerial Photography | 131 |
Orthophotography | 161 |
Map Projections Grid Networks and Control | 173 |
LandUse Planning | 361 |
Environmental Monitoring | 378 |
Additional Topics in Natural Resources Management | 394 |
Forestry | 413 |
NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY | 435 |
Elementary Statistics and Sampling Techniques 437 | 437 |
Mapping Accuracy Assessment | 465 |
Aerial Photo Mensuration | 481 |
The Global Positioning System | 188 |
The Transfer of Detail | 212 |
Geographic Information Systems | 235 |
PHOTO INTERPRETATION | 247 |
SmallFormat Aerial Imagery | 249 |
Films Filters and the Photographic Process | 261 |
Principles and Techniques of Aerial Image Interpretation | 285 |
Landforms and Drainage Patterns | 313 |
Geology Soils and Engineering Applications | 334 |
An Example Photo Timber Cruise | 508 |
AN INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING | 527 |
Additional Characteristics of Electromagnetic Energy | 529 |
Radar and LidarActive Remote Sensors | 540 |
Scanning Remote Sensors | 565 |
A Summary of Photogrammetric Formulas | 589 |
Selected Aerial Photo Volume Tables | 604 |
G Metric Conversion Charts | 620 |
Common terms and phrases
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